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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When friends and family begin to worry about Jack living on his own, where does Jack go?
(a) To live in a hotel in town.
(b) To Rose's old house.
(c) To Louisville to live with Clara.
(d) To Mat's house.

2. To whom was Rose McInnis married?
(a) Jack's brother.
(b) A farmer.
(c) She was Mat Feltner's first wife.
(d) An old doctor.

3. How is Rose living during the second period of time in which Jack encounters her?
(a) With friends.
(b) Alone.
(c) In filth.
(d) Depressed.

4. When Mat finds out that Jack hasn't completed his normal morning routine, what does Mat do?
(a) Goes to Jack's farm.
(b) Calls Rose's daughter.
(c) Goes to the hotel.
(d) Calls Jack's daughter.

5. What were Jack's wishes for burial?
(a) A coffin that is as simple as possible.
(b) Cremation.
(c) An elaborate coffin.
(d) To be buried next to Rose.

6. What is the reason for Mat's reaction to Jack's death?
(a) Jack had tried to take Mat's wife.
(b) They weren't that close.
(c) They had been friends for over sixty years, but Mat knows it was time for Jack to go.
(d) Mat did not think that it was time for Jack to die.

7. Who annoys Mat on the day of the funeral service?
(a) His wife.
(b) Clara.
(c) Andy.
(d) The preacher.

8. Why is Mat annoyed on the day of the funeral?
(a) Andy comes home to tell everyone about college.
(b) His wife is working on her car during the service.
(c) The preacher doesn't do the simple service that was requested.
(d) Clara talks for too long.

9. What is Mat's wife always working on?
(a) A knitting project.
(b) Their old, beat up car.
(c) Writing a book.
(d) Her kitchen.

10. How does Andy's girlfriend feel about their relationship?
(a) She wants to break up before they go to college.
(b) She wants to get married as soon as Andy graduates from college.
(c) She wants to get married before Andy goes to college.
(d) She has less serious thoughts about their relationship.

11. Who is Clara?
(a) Jack's daughter.
(b) Jack's sister.
(c) Mat's sister.
(d) Ben's wife.

12. After Ruth's death, what did Jack worry about?
(a) Who would cook his food.
(b) How he could run the business that he had in town.
(c) Who would run the farm.
(d) How he would live alone.

13. Where is Andy's girlfriend going?
(a) To Ohio State.
(b) To college on the East Coast.
(c) To the college that Jack graduated from.
(d) To Andy's same college.

14. Why has Jack's lawyer been away from the country?
(a) He was trying to open a business in town.
(b) His mother was dying.
(c) He decided he liked the city better than the country.
(d) He has been working as a legal advocate.

15. What is the name of the tenant on Jack's farm?
(a) Elton.
(b) William.
(c) Andy.
(d) Parker.

Short Answer Questions

1. After changing his feelings about Rose, what did Jack decide to accept about his marriage?

2. What is the doubt that Andy's girlfriend has about their relationship?

3. Where did Ruth die?

4. What is one of the questions that Jack asks Andy?

5. After Mat determines that Jack is dead, where does he go?

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